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Core77 highlights Brazil’s innovation capabilities as a “natural knowledge-economy”
Mark Vanderbeeken writes for Core77 that the landscape for innovation in Brazil is changing fast: A new report by the UK think tank Demos argues that Brazil is a 'natural knowledge-economy' where the intertwining of knowledge, skills and innovation with environmental and other natural assets holds the key to competitive advantage [...]
Posted in design, economics, innovation, software, trends Also tagged biofuels, BRIC, Creativity, design, economics, environment, Europe, india, innovation, Knowledge worker, Mark Vanderbeeken, Scientists, software, United Kingdom 1 Comment
9th Brazilian Graphic Design Biennial comes to China
9th Brazilian Graphic Design Biennial -- The 9th issue of the biggest graphic design event in South America -- features the best 283 design projects created in the last couple years by a wide range of Brazilian professionals, from big traditional agencies to recently graduated designers. The Biennial will come to Beijing and join the Icograda World Design Congress 2009 in the end of the November [...]
Posted in China, design Also tagged Beijing, Billy Bacon, Brasília, Bruno Porto, Cities in Brazil, Communication design, Discover Brazilian Cinema, Graphic Design, Icograda Leave a comment
Architecture & Urban Planning in China: urbanization to create massive infrastructure investment
Some 300 million Chinese now living in rural areas -- the equivalent of the entire population of the United States -- will move into cities in the coming 15 to 20 years, said a senior Chinese official recently [...]
Posted in China, economics, trends Also tagged architecture, Beijing, China Daily, Chinese Government, Chongqing, Demography, environment, Independent cities, india, Infrastructure, James Jao, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, public utilities, Settlements, Shanghai, South Africa, United States, Urban Development Projects, Urban geography, urban infrastructure, Urban Patterns, Urban Planning, Urbanization, Xu Zhongwei, Yu Lei Leave a comment
Watching Vik Muniz making art with wire, sugar at TED
Vik Muniz makes art from pretty much anything, be it shredded paper, wire, clouds or diamonds. Here he describes the thinking behind his work and takes us on a tour of his incredible images [...]
Posted in design Also tagged blindness, brazillian, Brooklyn, Creative Process, fine artist, photography, TED conference, Vik Muniz Leave a comment
China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: the world’s biggest automobile maker and market
In 2009, driven by the stimulus package for auto consumption by Chinese government, China's auto sales increased by 18 percent and China became the world's largest auto producer with the world's largest auto market [...]
Posted in China, consumer behavior, economics Also tagged Automobile Industry, Automobile market, automobile producer, Britain, canada, car sales, Chinese Government, economics, Financial Crisis, France, Germany, japan, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States Leave a comment
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-19
And Yes: my feet hurt! # Paris Walking Tour: covered the L’Arc de Triomphe, Effiel Tower, Louvre, Notre Dame, D’Orsay, Pompidou in two days… nearly over 50 kms … # http://twitpic.com/ax98y – Paris Walking Tour: It’s past 10:00PM and sky still looks gorgeous as a backdrop to the Effiel Tower # http://twitpic.com/awfvx – Paris Walking Tour: crowd at [...]
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-10
http://twitpic.com/4wq8i – Manna Dinner Out: Indian Food at Lotus Land # http://twitpic.com/4wq2k – Illegal Parking in Shanghai will get you a ticket stuck (literally!) on your window # http://twitpic.com/4uce0 – DingBats Brazil Opening Night in Shanghai: Luciana Dias and “Eletrodome” # http://twitpic.com/4uaw3 – DingBats Brazil Opening Night in Shanghai: Grayson and “Cabra da Peste” # http://twitpic.com/4uafh – DingBats Brazil [...]
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-26
Going offline: 18,000 words thesis to hand in tomorrow, so I better focus! # Autodesk Brings Historic Designs to Life in New Discovery Channel Series “Doing DaVinci” – http://tinyurl.com/cl8pnz # 2,000 words to go: “eye of the tiger, it’s the cream of the fight” # Just posted: “Autodesk’s Support to the User Experience Design Community in China” (http://tinyurl.com/ddbchh) [...]
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Architecture & Urban Planning in China: Smart future showcased at Shanghai World Expo